1989-0982738L
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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS, CHANGING THE NAME OF
THE HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE TO THE "HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE",
PROVIDING FOR STAGGERED TERMS OF COMMITTEE MEMBERS, DESIGNATING
FUNCTIONS FOR SAID COMMITTEE, PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE,
AND DECLARING AN EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, the Human Resources Committee having recommended to
the City Council that the name of the Committee be changed to the
Human Services Committee, and
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to adopt this recommendation,
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON, TEXAS
HEREBY ORDAINS
SECTION I That Article VI of Chapter 2 "Administration" of
the cod-e--of-Ordinances of the City of Denton, Texas, is hereby
amended to reflect the change in the name of the Human Resources
Committee to the Human Services Committee and shall read as
follows
ARTICLE VI
HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE
Sec 2-80 Creation of the Committee
(a) There is hereby created a Human Services Committee to be
composed of eleven (11) members appointed by the City Council for
two (2) year terms The committee members shall have staggered
terms with six (6) members being appointed during even numbered
years and five (5) members being appointed during odd numbered
years At its inception, the City Council shall appoint six (6)
members to the committee for a two (2) year term and five (5)
members to the committee for a one year term Members of the
committee may be removed by the City Council for cause
Vacancies shall be filled in the same manner provided for regular
appointments
(b) The City Manager or his designee shall be an ex officio
member of the committee He shall attend all meetings of the
committee and shall have the right to discuss any matter that is
under consideration by the committee but shall have no vote
(c) Members of the committee shall be citizens of the City
of Denton
(d) At the first meeting each year after new members have
been sworn in, the committee shall select from its own membership
a chairman, vice-chairman and secretary Any five of the
regularly appointed members shall constitute a quorum The
committee shall determine its own rules and order of business,
and shall meet as necessary All meetings shall be open to the
public and a permanent record of proceedings maintained
Sec 2-81 Duties of the Human Services Committee
(a) It shall be the duty of the committee to act in an
advisory capacity to the city Council and to assist in the
coordination of all human services agencies with authority to
hold public hearings and to study and recommend policies relating
to the promotion, planning, research, and related matters
involving human service relations and human services delivery in
the City of Denton
(b) To interact with community groups in order to bring
about improvements in the human service delivery system and
provide a forum which promotes better communication and
coordination among the agencies,
(c) To serve in an advisory capacity and encourage
continuing in-depth evaluation of the effectiveness of the social
service delivery system in Denton, and
(d) To recommend to the City Council actions for
implementation that would improve human services in the City of
Denton
SECTION II That if any section, subsection, paragraph,
sentence clause, person or circumstances is held invalid by any
court of competent jurisdiction, such holding shall not affect
the validity of the remaining portions of this ordinance, and the
City Council of the City of Denton, Texas, hereby declares it
would have enacted such remaining portions despite any such
invalidity
PART III
That this ordinance shall become effective immediately after
its passage
PASSED and APPROVED this the day of , 1989
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ATTEST
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APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
DEBRA ADAMI DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY
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